Autumn Chocolate Recipes

Autumn bestows such generosity of produce. These autumn chocolate recipes pair up with some of that bounty. Both bonfire night and halloween fall at this time, so you’ll find recipes for those too. And then there’s hot chocolate. Just what you need after kicking up the fallen leaves on an autumnal walk.

Well September has vanished in a blur of moving house and location as well as starting a new job. I’ve sadly neglected Tin and Thyme. However today is the first of a new month and time to get serious again. So I give you these gorgeous autumn chocolate recipes to inspire and delight. Some are from me and some are from other creatives. I hope you enjoy them.

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• Courgette Recipes
• Plum Recipes
• Blackberry Recipes
• Fig Recipes
• Apple Recipes
• Pear Recipes
• Pumpkin Recipes
• Hazelnut Recipes
• Hot Chocolate Recipes
• Bonfire Night Recipes
• Halloween Recipes
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Autumn Chocolate Recipes: The Collection

You may not associate chocolate with the seasons, but chocolate pairs well with lots of seasonal produce. This is especially true in Autumn. Not only do we have nuts along with autumnal fruit and vegetables, but along with the colder and darker days, we start to crave comfort.

Late summer vegetables such as courgettes are still going strong whilst their cousin pumpkins are starting to come into their own. There are apples, blackberries, figs, plums, pears and hazelnuts.

When it comes to Bonfire Night and Halloween, thoughts turn to apples and pumpkins respectively. These may not sound like the obvious pairings for chocolate, but they both work surprisingly well.

It also happens that National Chocolate Week falls in October, so what could be more appropriate than a whole batch of exciting autumn chocolate recipes to celebrate the occasion.

But before I start on all those gorgeous autumn chocolate recipes for the kitchen, here’s one I couldn’t resist for the garden. Autumn is the time for mulching after all.

Cocoa Bean Husks

Now how about this brilliant recipe from Lucy The KitchenMaid? It’s perhaps not a recipe we would want to tuck into, but cocoa bean husks are an excellent ingredient for the garden which can produce lots of lovely things to eat. What I’m wondering is, do the vegetables end up tasting of chocolate – now wouldn’t that be something?

Chocolate Courgette Recipes

Cacao Courgette Breakfast Bars

These gluten free cacao-courgette breakfast cake bars from Gluten Free Alchemist have some of my favourite ingredients – chocolate, roasted hazelnuts and peanut butter. What a splendid way to start the day.

Chocolate Courgette Cake

Sneak some veg into chocolate cake lovers with a slice of this chocolate courgette cake. This not too sweet, but nonetheless delicious bake is from me at Tin and Thyme.

Chocolate Courgette Cupcakes (vegan)

If you haven’t tried sticky chewy chocolate cake before, you’re in for a treat with these chocolate courgette cupcakes. They’re vegan and topped with a vegan water ganache. You’d be hard pressed to know they contain courgette, so great for another bit of sneaky veg. From me at Tin and Thyme.

Chocolate Plum Recipes

Plum And Rose Chocolate Cheesecake Bake

Cheekily, I’m sneaking an extra one in here. I made this Plum and Rose Chocolate Cheesecake Bake, just in case I hadn’t time to follow through with my original plan.

Chocolate Plum Cake

 A seasonal chocolate plum cake from Shaheen at A2K – A Seasonal Veg Table.

Chocolate Blackberry Recipes

Double Chocolate Blackberry Muffins

And a final seasonal bake from Chris at Thinly Spread – double chocolate blackberry muffins.

Chocolate & Blackberry Pizza

Who doesn’t love pizza? Johanna at Green Gourmet Giraffe came up with this fab chocolate and blackberry pizza made with cream cheese and maple syrup. it sounds quite exotic, but how I want a slice.

Blackberry Chocolate Cake

I used my homemade chocolate blackberry jam to sandwich this blackberry chocolate cake. I had a go at feathering for the very first time with some blackberry ganache drizzled over dark chocolate.

Chocolate Fig Recipes

Fig And Honey Mince Pies

Fig and honey is a classic pairing and for good reason. It’s been used in most of these fig recipes. Dom from Belleau Kitchen has brought it to the fore with his fig and honey mince pies with chocolate shortcrust pastry. Send some over I say.

White Chocolate Panna Cotta With Honey-Roasted Figs

And more fresh figs in this Christmas dessert from Kate at Gluten Free Alchemist. She also pairs figs with white chocolate in this white chocolate panna cotta served with honey-roasted figs & walnuts. As Kate says, this slips down rather easily, even after a heavy Christmas meal. It sounds as though Kate and Janice are onto something with this pairing and I’m wondering why I haven’t tried it before.

Fig Tarts With White Chocolate & Mascarpone

Eventually I got in on this fig and white chocolate pairing act. These fig tarts with white chocolate and mascarpone from me at Tin and Thyme are a revelation. The pastry is deliciously crumbly and the figs are honey roasted, of course.

Chocolate Apple Recipes

Apples, it seems, are not an obvious choice to go with chocolate. Once upon a time, it was the chosen ingredient for We Should Cocoa. Much scratching of heads ensued. This resulted in some really creative and inspiring cooking. Not all were convinced by the combination, but there were some converts. I defy anyone not to like Montezuma’s apple crumble bar.

Chocolate Apple Charlotte

Not one to blow his own trumpet, Dom of Belleau Kitchen reckons he has possibly created “the most heavenly dessert ever”. Can you guess what it is? I just love the marbling effect on this chocolate apple charlotte.

Chocolate Tuiles And Apple Snow

As always from Phil of As Strong As Soup, we have something rather different. Very elegant to look at with an evocative title, I am awestruck by this millefeuille of chocolate tuiles and apple snow.

Apple Tart With White Chocolate Brandy Custard

White chocolate custard got a second look in, but with brandy this time. It accompanied this scrumptious looking rustic apple tart with a white chocolate and brandy custard, baked by Laura of How to Cook Good Food.

Apple Cheesecake Brownies

Apple ricotta cheesecake is sandwiched between layers of squidgy chocolate brownie. Tuck in and delight in these apple cheesecake brownies. All that’s needed is a fork.

Apple And Raisin Cake

 Not quite #GBBO, but Galina at Chez Maximka has adapted a Mary Berry recipe for Apple and raisin cake.

Chocolate Pear Recipes

Chocolate Walnut & Pear Torte

Free-from is proving to be a bit of a theme this month. Kate from The Gluten Free Alchemist gives us not only a glorious gluten-free cake-cum-dessert, but it’s dairy free too – chocolate, walnut and pear torte.

Double Chocolate Cake With Spiced Pears

It’s not just me that’s braved a bit of baking. This double chocolate cake with spiced pears from The Foodie Journey looks delicious and is perfect comfort food. Turns out Sylvie is in Australia, so it’s actually winter there. I reckon I could probably force a slice down despite the heat.

Pear Chocolate Spice Cake

We have another gorgeous seasonal pear chocolate & spice cake from Angela at Only Crumbs Remain which was nearly vegan, but not quite.

Chocolate And Pear Cake

September is such a wonderful month for nature’s bounty and fruit in particular. Alida over at My Little Italian Kitchen has used pears for her entry in this chocolate and pear cake. She has been rather clever with her use of jam which isn’t at first very obvious.

Mocha Pear Upside Down Cake (gluten-free)

If you’ve never paired coffee and pears, you may want to try this mocha pear upside down cake from the Gluten Free Alchemist. It may seem unusual, but it sounds delicious. It’s gluten-free too of course.

Chocolate Pumpkin Recipes

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Scones

I’m not sure why, but for some reason scones speak autumn to me. Right on cue comes Lucy of Baking Queen fame with these autumnal pumpkin chocolate chip scones.

Chocolate Hazelnut Recipes

Chocolate and hazelnut is a match made in heaven as any nutella fan will tell you. Hazelnuts are also a fine autumnal crop and perfect for this time of year. For many many recipes that combine chocolate and hazelnuts, head over to this post on chocolate and hazelnut recipes.

Hot Chocolate Recipes

There’s nothing quite so welcome as a cup of hot chocolate after a long autumn walk or just coming in from the cold.

Hot Chocolate: The Real Deal

This hot chocolate is made with real chocolate for a luxurious and comforting experience. I’ve topped it with some marshmallow fluff, but it’s also delicious served plain.

Slow Cooker Hot Chocolate

Now the chill is with us, I can’t think of anything better than a mug of this extra thick and creamy slow cooker hot chocolate from Lucy via BakingQueen74.

Matcha Hot Chocolate

I’m not quite sure you could describe this matcha hot chocolate as healthy, but it will give you a boost. It’s made with white chocolate rather than dark so you get the benefit of a beautiful green colour.

Bonfire Night Recipes

Bonfire Cake

Dom over at Belleau Kitchen sets things off in a blaze of glory with this stunning triple layer bonfire cake.

Toffee Apple Chocolate Tiffin

Tiffin is one of my favourite things and I’d love a piece of this toffee apple candy chocolate tiffin from Beth at Jam & Clotted Cream as my Bonfire Night treat.

Chocolate Toffee Apples 

Just in time to give Guy Fawkes a run for his money, Mel of Sharky Oven Gloves (who wasn’t in the least bit sold on the combination of apples and chocolate), brings us not just any old toffee apples, but chocolate toffee apples.

Halloween Chocolate Recipes

Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl Cake

Halloween had to make an appearance and I’m so glad it did. This chocolate peanut butter swirl cake from Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary is the best Halloween Cake I’ve ever seen.

Chocolate Tahini Maca Bliss Balls

We are assured by Johanna that her post is not a Halloween one, but these balls look like mighty fine one eyed monsters to me. However, unlike most Halloween treats, the chocolate tahini maca bliss balls from Green Gourmet Giraffe are healthy ones.

Chocolate Pecan Pumpkin Cake

A luscious rum spiked cream cheese icing tops this chocolate pecan pumpkin cake. The cake is light and delicious with pecans for a surprise crunch. You wouldn’t know it was made with veg. Decorate with black icing for a spooky halloween vibe.

Keep in Touch

And hear ends our collection of autumn chocolate recipes. We do hope you’ve found something you really want to make.

Thank you for visiting Tin and Thyme. If you make any of these recipes, I’d love to hear about it in the comments below. Do you have a favourite autumnal chocolate bake that you like to make?

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Choclette x

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Update December 2024

I originally published this post as a collection of late summer chocolate recipes for We Should Cocoa. Now I’ve updated it to make it more useful. I’ve amalgamated it with a few other posts, removed dead recipes, improved images, added titles, more information and some new recipes.